#some guy named roderick is here

[alexxness]

Against Us - A Short Fiddauthor FanFic

Another one shot I've just posted on AO3!!

I don't think I've ever seen anyone writing or drawing comics about Fiddleford or Ford suffering from homophobia back in college, which I'm glad btw!! But they were living in the 70s back then, so I wrote this quick one-shot about them comforting each other because of homophobic people in college. (They are dating in this one-shot btw)

Btw, see if you can guess which song Fiddleford was actually listening to in the beginning ;]

Fiddleford was, once again, doing his homework, this time listening to “Pack Your Bags, Mack" on a cassette player he borrowed from Stanford.

He was alone in their room… He wondered where his roommate had gone since Sixer is usually the one arriving first. As soon as that thought came, Ford entered the room in a rush.

“Oh, hey Stanford. I thought you’d never arrive, is everything ok?” he says, while pausing the song.

“Oh yes, I’m fine, it’s nothing important.” the six-fingered responded, tossing his coat to his bed.

“You sure? You came in in a rush, were you… running from someone?--” Fiddleford concerningly wondered.

“I said I’m fine...”

“Okay… If you say so.” the Western boy responded, focusing on his homework once again.

Ford sighs. Fiddleford knew something was up, but Sixer didn’t want to bother his roommate with the same conversation over and over… Besides, just because Fiddleford is his boyfriend now, doesn’t mean he has to protect him all the time, Ford can defend himself.

“You know that guy in our, huh–” Stanford pauses.

Fiddleford turned his chair to listen to his partner.

“What guy?” he asked.

“That annoying guy from our chemistry class?” Sixer takes off his glasses to rub his eyes.

“Wait, wait… Are you talking about Roderick? Roderick Thompson?” Fiddleford assumes.

“Yeah, that guy,” Ford responds while wearing his glasses again.

“Oh gee, what happened?” the Western boy concerningly asked, as if it wasn’t the first time he had heard about this guy.

“The usual shit. I was just coming in a worry because I just COULDN’T. TAKE IT. Ugh, I wish I could just– Hit him, but I know I’m no better if I do so.” Ford looks at his fingers.

“Good that you have that common sense. But ‘ya know, some limits should be drawn sometimes, and I think Roderick has passed that limit for a long time.”

“What are you suggesting me to do?”

“I ain’t suggesting ‘ya anything. I mean, I go there and–”

“No, Fiddleford. I don’t need you to go there and defend me, I can do it myself.”

“I know, but– I don’t want ‘ya to go through this alone, besides… Roderick does kinda pick on me too.”

“What?”

“Yeah… I apologize I never told you.”

“Oh no, it’s ok. I completely understand you.” Ford paused “But… Hey, I know I ain’t no example, but you know you can tell me anything, right?” he seats next to Fiddleford.

“Yes, I know. And I appreciate that you are here for me, I’ll always be here for ‘ya too.” Fiddleford holds his partner’s hands.

“Of course.”

They silently looked at each other’s eyes, almost like they had a heart-shaped reflection inside.

“So like… What type of things did Roderick do to you…? If you don’t mind me asking.” Ford wondered.

“Well, the usual shit. Calls me a nerd, a weirdo, a freak…” Fiddleford paused, looking away “He called me ‘queer’ as an insult.”

“Oh.” the six-fingered has no words.

“Yeah. I just never told anyone about this, because I’m afraid my grandma may find out, and lemme tell ‘ya, she’s not kind to people like us, Stanford!” Fiddleford exclaimed with tears in his eyes.

“Oh, Fiddleford. I’m– I’m so sorry.” Ford softly hugged his partner.

“I love my grandma, but if she found out I’m with you, she’s– She’d go crazy.”

“I know. My parents ain’t no different, especially because of my religion.” Stanford responds while laying his head on Fiddleford’s shoulder.

Fiddleford sighs and lays on Ford’s head. “Why do our families have to be against us?”

“I don’t know. I’m sure in the future things will be greater for us though, but for now, I think we just have to live with this…”

[seat-safety-switch]

The news gets all upset about "leftism." All the editorialists are mad about it, because the people who buy them gifts and make them feel important told them to be mad about it. I'm not much of a politics guy, but I do know that I'm right-handed. Even though I benefit from this privilege, I think it's terrible that we discriminate against the sinister-handed folks in this way.

To understand the leftist movement in my country, I joined a commune. These folks have been so oppressed by right-makes-right civilization that they've fled to the desert, where they set up an equitable, people-powered organization dedicated to meeting one anothers' needs. Pretty cool thing, honestly. I wish there was a name for it. Anyway, I asked them how being left-handed was an obstacle in our society, and a bunch of them looked at me with confusion. One guy, though, one guy got me the line I needed for my big piece.

His name was Roderick (not his real name,) and he was a left-handed elevator repairman. This skill is not in great demand at the leftist commune, where there are no elevators and even the hierarchy is flat. Even though he could not ply his trade, he said, life was better here. In the outside world, he was discriminated against, refused work because of his way of life. And it didn't stop there. All of his wrenches had to be bent into funny shapes so he could use them. Tightened nuts backward, I think. I didn't really pay too much attention to that part when he was showing me: his story was amazing, and also his husband brought over some delicious madeleines, the recipe of which I stole and then submitted to the newspaper as my article.

The world will continue to stand in the way of leftist progress, but they must never give up. I myself am travelling to a large city outside my hometown, because I've heard there are centrists there. It must be very hard for them to live with an arm growing right out of the middle of their chests, and my editor really wants a picture of the freakshow.

[7-wonders]

It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus!

Summary: It's Halloweekend, and you've got a couple of parties to attend! Morpheus, who missed out on the development of Halloween into the holiday it is today, is very curious about what your plans are.

Word count: 1.8k

And now, a note from the author: Ahhh Claire actually managed to write something! I loved coming up with and writing this; I was giggling the entire time. As always, if you enjoyed, likes, comments, and reblogs (but especially the last two!) make my world go round. If you didn't like it, also let me know! I'm always down to hear constructive feedback/criticism—it's how we become better writers.

Though reader is wearing a skirt, the gender of reader is not specified! If you're non-binary or a guy and you wouldn't mind dressing up in a skirt for a group costume, I hope you enjoy this fic too!

It’s not often that Dream of the Endless visits you in your realm, instead of vice versa. While he had met you in the Waking, he had never been entirely comfortable there. That feeling, that wrongness, only increased tenfold after his imprisonment at the hands of Roderick Burgess. No, Morpheus is not overly fond of the Waking.

Tonight, however, he’s here, and you have a pretty good inkling as to why. 

Though Morpheus would never admit it, hearing you talk helps to calm him down when he’s feeling stressed (another thing he would never admit to: stress). After a frustrating day of holding court—one of his least favorite things to do, but one that was integral to the functioning of his realm—you decided that telling him about your plans for the week would be a bland enough topic where he would not have to actually listen to your words, but simply your voice. Your plan seemed to be working; you could feel his body relaxing in your arms, and you had never been more relieved to hear the absentminded hums of someone who was only half-listening to a conversation.

At some point, you mentioned that you were excited about the Halloween parties that you would be attending. That got his attention, drawing him out of the reverie that your voice and your fingers carding through his hair had lulled him into. He shifted in your hold, his black pools of stars looking up at you curiously.

“All Hallows’ Eve is not for another week though, yes?” he asked.

“Yeah, but it’s during the week this year, which means everybody celebrates the weekend before.”

“Why not celebrate on the day itself? Traditionally, Samhain is a very important holiday.”

Now the miscommunication made sense in your mind. It was only natural that he still thought of the holiday as what it was before 1916. “Oh! Halloween has evolved a lot, especially in the past hundred years. It doesn’t really resemble the Samhain of old.”

He still looks a little confused but nods. “How interesting. So you will also be participating in these…festivities early?”

“Festivities” was a good way to put it, and you decided to just leave it at that. How the hell else were you supposed to explain to your eons-old, all-powerful boyfriend that the Halloween of today is about wearing a fun/sexy costume, doing spooky activities like haunted houses or watching scary movies, and partying?

“Yep!” you said. “I have plans with friends; we’re going to wear our costumes and go celebrate with others.”

“What will your costume be?”

“I’m not quite sure yet. I have a couple of different ones, so I’ll probably decide the day of.”

That interest in modern Halloween, specifically how you celebrate Halloween, is why you’re not really all that surprised when you hear him call your name from the other side of the bathroom door while you’re taking a shower.

“In here, my love!” You just barely have to raise your voice, knowing that he’ll still hear you above the sound of water raining down. The bathroom door opens, and you stick your head out of the shower curtain. You very happily accept the kiss that he offers you. “Hi.”

“Hello.” His voice, deep and as smooth as dark chocolate, rumbles through your ears in a way that you’ll never tire of. It’s impossible to resist giving him one more kiss (can you be blamed?), so you give in to the temptation.

“Give me five minutes and then I’ll be done, okay?”

Though it’s very reluctant, he does part from you. It takes you a little less than that to finish with your shower, and you open the door again so that you can at least be in the same space as Morpheus while you hurriedly put some makeup on (thankfully your costume doesn’t require anything drastic beyond what you normally wear). He’s sitting patiently on your bed, eyes already trained on you as you move through your getting-ready routine.

“What are you doing here?” you ask, glancing at him out of the corner of your eye. “You almost never visit me in the Waking.” 

You’re teasing him, since, as previously mentioned, you know exactly why he’s here. Naturally, Morpheus doesn’t catch on. “I wished to see you off before your Hallowe’en celebration.”

“That’s sweet of you!” To the bedroom you go, where your costume sits waiting atop your dresser. “I’m just about ready to go, I only need to finish putting my costume on.” 

Morpheus’s face grows flushed at the easy compliment you give him (you don’t think he’s ever been called ‘sweet’) and you laugh quietly before disappearing back through the bathroom with costume in tow.

A couple of months ago, two of your friends decided that being the Powerpuff Girls was the move for this Halloween and roped you into the idea. One of your friends, a natural blonde, claimed Bubbles before the idea could even fully be discussed. Your other friend was very excited to be a bearded Blossom and wear a giant bow on his head. This left Buttercup for you to dress up as, not that you were complaining.

Now, you’re sliding into a green crop top and a matching green skirt, this piece being made out of a shiny material. All three of your skirts are the same fabric (and definitely shorter than what’s considered decent), with the shirts being dealer’s choice. You finish your outfit off with black tights and a black headband—Bubbles is also wearing black tights, while Blossom will be sporting black knee-highs. All in all, it’s a pretty simple costume, but sometimes, that’s what the best costumes are.

You emerge from the bathroom once more and do a little twirl for Morpheus, whose eyes immediately light up. “This is very much a pop culture reference, so I’m not expecting you to understand the costume. Still, I think it turned out pretty good!”

Morpheus is not a man—the anthropomorphic personification of the collective unconscious, the Lord of Dreams and Ruler of the Nightmare Realm, simply chooses this as his favored form. Still, he is a man-shaped being, and like all man-shaped beings, he goes a little wild for the object of his affection in a short skirt.

“You will be wearing this in public?” he asks, standing up and approaching you.

Morpheus has lived for as long as beings have been able to dream. He quite literally lived through the Beginning when Adam and Eve didn’t know what clothes were, as well as a number of empires for whom clothing was merely a suggestion. The affront he’s showing at the clothes you’re wearing must be some sort of code for “this is my partner wearing something I consider sexy and I’m feeling possessive about other people seeing them.” That he looks at you as though you’re wearing the barest scraps of clothing and not dressing up as a cartoon superhero has you feeling mighty powerful.

You’d be lying if you said that didn’t turn you on a little bit.

“This is tame compared to what a lot of other people wear,” you inform him.

Morpheus does not look as though he’s listening. No, he’s focused on your body rather than your words. One hand rests on your waist to pull you closer to him, and the other hand comes to rest on your upper thigh where the skirt ends. He rubs the skirt between his thumb and index finger as though he’s testing the fabric. 

“Am I correct in assuming that costumes are no longer worn to disguise the wearer from errant spirits?”

“Yes, you’re correct.” Right now though, explaining the traditions of Halloween is not important to you. You need some validation, and stat. “But do you like it?”

“Yes, I do.”

“Thank you,” you say smugly, smacking his hand as he tries to slip it higher under your skirt. “Not tonight. I have to meet up with the gang soon!”

“Might I make a suggestion?” 

You nod. No matter how outlandish the suggestion, you’d listen to him make it, and you’d probably take it into strong consideration.

Morpheus places a delicate kiss on your jaw before he trails his lips to your ear. “Forget about your friends and stay with me for the evening,” he whispers seductively.

Oh, but that is tempting. You can already imagine the way in which Morpheus would remove your costume, the feeling of his hands on your body as he makes you forget about anything outside of you and him and the pleasure you bring each other. From the darkened look he gives you, he’s already picked up on these daydreams, and he’s in total agreement of that order of events. 

Unfortunately, your brain, that traitorous organ, reminds you of why you shouldn’t be absconding to the Dreaming with your lover.

You sigh in frustration at the logic and lean your forehead against his. “I would, but I’ve had these plans for a couple of weeks now, and I really am looking forward to them.”

Though it very obviously pains Morpheus to say it, he does agree. “Yes, I suppose it would be…rude to abandon them.”

“I should probably go,” you say begrudgingly, pulling away from him and focusing intently on gathering what you’ll need so that you don’t give in to your desire.

Morpheus watches as you whirl around the room, muttering the name of each item as you grab them. Your phone is annoyingly elusive, and you think you’ll just have to go without it until it’s dangled in front of you by your Dreamlord. Gratefully, you take it from him.

“Thank you,” you say sheepishly. That’s the last of your belongings, but you feel like you can stall just a bit longer. He’s heard about your plans, but you haven’t heard of his. “What will you do while I’m gone?”

“Wait for you to return to my embrace once more,” he teases.

“Please try to do something instead of moping the whole time.”

“I do not mope!”

You give him a look, one that says you see right through this charade. “Yes. You do. I’m sure there’s a new book you’ll want to read. Maybe ask Lucienne what she’s been working on, or start creating a new nightmare?”

“Are you not going to be late?” Morpheus deflects. It makes you laugh, but he is right, so you do a once-over of your room to make sure you’re not missing anything and kiss him briefly.

“Bye. I love you.”

“I love you as well, my starlight. You remember how to call for me should you run into trouble?” Of course you do: write down his name and speak it. It’s cute of him to act like he won’t try to have Matthew follow you, though.

You can’t help but smile at the sweet gesture. “Yes, I remember. I’ll be fine, okay?”

He nods, satisfied. “I shall see you later, then.”

You’re able to sneak in one more kiss before he’s off and you’re heading to your front door, already counting down the hours until your night of partying is over. Who knew dressing up like a Powerpuff Girl could get someone so hot and heavy?

If Morpheus thinks that’s attractive, just wait until he sees the angel costume you’re wearing tomorrow.

[forgottencormac]

OOC | Cormac & Event 5

ok so stuff from various replies abt our boy (these are i think in backwards order but anyway alkjdsfkljsdf):

giadesstrin said:  @forgottenfiona Fiona, shoving yet another into Cormac’s room: ‘I just think they’re neat’ jk jk 

forgottenfiona said:  @giadesstrin Fiona, not at all a Lorcan but somehow has the power to summon swans 😂 

giadesstrin said:  @quillington Forgot to say…Cormac only betted on Cassimir <3 Eabha: you somehow just lost us even ~more money wo doing anything at all today except getting dressed… 

giadesstrin said:  @forgottenfiona Cormac, crying furiously; ‘the only thing that’s embarrassing today is ~you trying to enter the lists!’ Why do I sense another heated argument dhkhdfjj was it a coincide he saw Swans?? 😂😂😂🦢

before his tragic accident (stubbing a toe, seeing swans) cormac probs requested one from brigit, aoife, and roisin but at least in the last one he got rejected

quillington said:  @forgottencassimir also yes cormac and valentina are ABSOLUTELY taking turns cheering the loudest for cassimir…meanwhile rosie is booing him (but only when @forgotteneithne wont hear bc she doesn’t wanna hurt ~her) 

forgottencormac said:  @forgottencassimir WEAR HIS FAVOR IM SCREAMINGGGGGG ‘its just bc…due to the severity of my injury [his stubbed toe] i am unable to join the lists today, but perhaps i may be w you in spirit if you but wear this…’ its like…hot pink tulle that’s at least two years long so it can gracefully trail along his horse and…trip it while trailing in the mud presumably 

forgotteneabha said:  @forgottenfinnegan real talk, i feel like eabha and ofc fiona <3 have some actual weapons training…they aren’t allowed to enter. cormac, who is a danger to himself and those around him (but not in the way you want in this kinda competition) ~is allowed alkdsjfkjlds eabha: this whole situation is so unserious… 

forgottenfiona said:  @forgottencormac Fiona is so embarrassed right now. 

forgottencormac said:  @thelongforgottenrealm cormac is a hero who saved lives (his own) this day…;DDD laksdjfkljsdf

saoirse is betting on arthur bc she might despise the guy but this isn’t abt pride its abt odds and she’s here to get cash for the revolution. for the same reason, she is betting ~against cormac and, tho she’ll probs get her money returned and told its moot…she will argue that he ~did fail to anyone who’ll listen alksdjfsd

(including him bc i feel like he signed up bc #peerpressure but then def backed out at the last minute)

Name: Cormac Calleary Participating Categories: Jousting Skill Levels in the Following –

Melee (on foot): Level #0

Melee (on horseback): Level #0

Archery: Level #0

Jousting: Level #0

forgottencassimir: said:  @forgotteneithne Haha excellent point. ( except for maybe @forgottencormac who I am now imagining trying to get Cassimir to wear his favor in the tournament ashdhdj jkjk )

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cormac ~also got so excited that cassimir was going into round two that he started weeping and, blinded by his tears, didn't see who won so, since there was cheering, he just ~assumes it ~must have been cassimir...i did not know this, he revealed it to me in writing a comment me: 'wonderful' lkajflksdjafdf

he also ~may now think that roderick is thinking of wedding @forgottencassandra to him, given that roderick is thinking of wedding eoin to guinevere, and that marian has now asked him if he's engaged! lakjsfjklsd sorry @forgottenaoife/brigit/rosie! ;D aklsdjfaklsdfjsdf he's now probs thinking one of the malconaire girls should deffffff marry @forgottenfinnegan if cormac, himself, isn't available to do so, bc cormac aint going against roderick's will! (roderick irl if he knew: stay away from my daughter)

cormac wore one of the gaudy pendants he brought from valentina in a show of display for @forgottencassimir , he also absolutely ~did try to get him to wear his own favor (tho he didn't put it that way!) bc he gave him a ring set w the largest emerald which he'd had engraved w cassimir's birth!coat of arms and begged him to wear it for good luck alkjdsfkldsfj he thinks this worked bc he thinks cassimir won the archery contest alkjsdfjklsdf he's def picturing a robin-hood-esque moment where cassimir's arrow bissected the other to take the win!!!!!! he was fully screaming his lungs out (unwittingly for brigit laksjdfkjlsdfjk) at the time al;sdjflkjdsf he's too over the moon to even really care abt ~swans today lakjsdfkljdsf (that wont last tho!)

he's def mad at @forgottenfiona more than usual bc she tried to enter the competition and he thinks that's personally embarrassing! aldksjfksjdf

there's def more bc i just never know what this mad lad is gonna do next but yeah!! here's the stuff i can think of rn lakjsdfkljsdf

oh! i ~do think he might be tryna organize a swan hunt at lorcan w his male friends tho laksdjfksjdlfksdf SCREAM (i feel like @forgottenrian hasn't heard bc he'd def put a stop to this -- he ~will hear asp tho bc cormac thinks they're close and will def invite him lkjasdlkfajskdjf)

[ultraericthered]

Reimagine That Villain!

So Lex Luthor, and to a lesser extent Mr. Freeze, recently got me to thinking about how many times I've seen this phenomenon: where a fictional villain begins their existence defined as one particular thing with a particular set of character traits, but then some new version of what they originated in comes along and completely reimagines the villain into something else altogether for whatever reason (usually to update the material for modern audiences), and that reinvention just hits at something so hard with the consumers of the work that it becomes what more people remember that villain as, or even the new default for how that villain is to be like in every adaptation they'll feature in. And to stress, this is not simply rewriting a villain character (which anyone could do), it is reimagining and reinventing them.

From off the top of my head, these are examples of such.

Lex Luthor famously made a shift from a mad scientist supervillain to a corrupt corporate executive in the 80's post-Crisis reboot for Superman lore, while Mr. Freeze made a shift from a petty criminal with a Freeze Ray to the quintissential tragic Anti-Villain in the 90's thanks to Batman: The Animated Series giving him that portrayal.

Jinx from League of Legends: Silly psychotic villainess -> Tragic psychotic villainess thanks to her portrayal in Arcane.

Tirac/Tirek from My Little Pony: Menacing but weak 80's villain -> a far more powerful and destructive beast in Friendship Is Magic.

Mother Gothel from the fairy tale of Rapunzel: An evil childnapping witch -> A textbook abusive mother figure in modern retellings such as Disney's Tangled or Into The Woods.

Bill Sikes from Charles' Dickens Oliver Twist: A murderous street thug -> A wealthy loan shark gangster in Disney's Oliver & Company.

Flintheart Glomgold from Disney's Duck Universe: Scrooge's "Evil Twin" -> The Poor Man's Scrooge in the 2017 DuckTales reboot.

Magica De Spell, also from Disney's Duck Universe: A Wicked Duck Witch -> The Sorceress Of Shadows in the 2017 DuckTales reboot.

Rumpelstiltskin from the fairy tale bearing his name: A Faustian deal-making, baby-stealing imp -> The Dark One in Once Upon A Time. (Parodic versions like in Shrek are discounted here).

Dr. Robotnik/Eggman from Sonic The Hedgehog: Mad Scientist Supervillain -> Mad Scientist Dictator in the initial US Sonic works, something that still does resurface from time to time and influenced Eggman as a guy with a huge fleet seeking total world domination.

Kevin 11 from Ben 10: Mutant Monster -> Evil Omnitrix Kid.

Prince Lotor from Voltron: Corny 80's villain barbaric prince -> the Magnificent Bastard he is in Voltron: Legendary Defender.

Horde Prime from Masters Of The Universe: Evil Lord of Darkness -> Evil Lord of Light in She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power.

Professor Hugo Strange, another Batman villain: Mad Scientist -> Mad Psychologist.

The Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: A one-off criminal samurai -> the ever-present Big Bad of the franchise.

The Mandarin from Iron Man: A Dr. Fu Manchu-esque Yellow Peril caricature -> a more modernized Fu Manchu character.

Doctor Doom from The Fantastic Four: A vain, vengeful supervillain -> Still that, AND a dictator of his own nation, which was introduced in the second F4 annual and it only got more focus over time.

Magneto from X-Men: A proud and incensed mutant terrorist with racism towards humans -> A sympathetic extremist with very solid reasons for resenting humanity due to their own racist behavior.

Thanos from the Marvel Comics Universe: A mad titan who wants to literally woo Death -> a mad titan who wants to stabilize the universe through mass death that's so well known from the MCU.

Taurus Bulba from Darkwing Duck: A ruthless criminal mastermind -> a ruthless visionary corporate scientist in 2017 DuckTales and the new Darkwing Duck it was setting up (and we still deserve, dammit!)

Roderick Kingsley from Spider-Man: A squandered supervillain -> a creator and abettor of supervillains.

Gabriel Agreste from Miraculous: A squandered supervillain in the show -> A terrorist mastermind in Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie.

Giovanni from Pokemon: A thuggish Yakuza boss -> a diabolical and charismatic mastermind mafioso in adaptations and later games.

Ganondorf/Ganon from The Legend of Zelda: An evil pig wizard -> the Great Demon King Of Evil.

Mr. Hyde from The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: An allegory for the primal darkness and evil vices within man -> An allegory for repressed desire and convenient absolution of one's guilt, seen on Once Upon A Time but it's honestly a take on the Jekyll and Hyde dichotomy I'd love to see more of in more adaptations.

Dr. Griffiths from The Invisible Man: A goofy Sci-fi Horror villain -> a common domestic abuser who is legit terrifying in the 2020 film.

The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Baum's version -> the movie version -> Elphaba in Wicked (among other movie-inspired adaptations, like Zelena in Once Upon A Time)

Professor Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes: The distant and shadowy Napoleon of Crime -> a more theatrical, flamboyant Lord of Crime in works such as Sherlock, Elementary, and Moriarty the Patriot.

The Penguin, another Batman villain: a campy deformed gentleman thief who uses birds in his crimes -> a High Society crime boss.

Poison Ivy, yet another Batman villain: insane, sexual eco-terrorist -> a compassionate yet detatched and ruthless Anti-Villainess.

Slade Wilson/Deathstroke the Terminator from the DC Comics Universe: A sociopathic masked mercenary -> A psychopathic evil mastermind in the 2003 Teen Titans series. Many later versions of Slade, on some level, take influence from that extra evil iteration.

Tara Markov/Terra from The New Teen Titans: an incurable teen sociopath who joined the Teen Titans as a spy for the Terminator and the HIVE -> the more complex, tragic and redeemable character who, like with Slade, is an influence on all later incarnations of Terra.

Shere Khan from The Jungle Book has gone through various shifts. From the lame legged thug of the original story, the more fearsome and composed villain of the 1967 Disney film, the semi-honorable criminal businessman of TaleSpin, the more honorable vigilante jungle law enforcer of the 1994 Disney film, and the very threatening and psychotic takes on him we see in modern output like the 2016 Disney film and 2018's Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.

And now to segue into the greater purpose behind this post: I'ma do my own villain reimaginings, to update certain villains into brand new modern takes on them I feel could land just as well as their existing OG iterations, or in some cases hold the potential to surpass them.

PART 1

PART 2

[missr3n3]

Augusnippets Day 10

execution/fake execution/begging for mercy

fandom: cabin tales prequel to day 8 TW: torture, electrocution, forced to watch, unethical human experimentation, major character death word count: 496 @augusnippets

Rachel's hands had an iron grip around her mouth. The dry, frigid basement air stung at her wide eyes. Her knees buckled, a chill coursing through her entire body.

None of her discomforts compared to what she just witnessed.

“Wha… What the hell?” she squeaked, stepping back from the sight displayed through thick, tinted glass.

Roderick. Kevin. Sam. Jeremy. All writhing in agony from a shock Rachel feared would kill them – perhaps should've killed them. Though she couldn't see Sam or Jeremy well from the window's position, she assumed they had similar, blistering burns around their wrists, upper arms, ankles and neck.

“Hm, thought they would've figured out the premise sooner,” Mr. Barnett sighed.

“Y-you didn't tell them!?” Rachel gasped.

“The idea was to control for more variables than prior attempts at this.” Mr. Barnett quirked an eyebrow. “If they were told this is a prisoner's dilemma, they could've strategized beforehand, sullying the results. If you want to really test humans’ trust in each other, such things must be taken into account.”

“But this – then this is kidnapping! It's illegal!”

“You say that like some of the most valuable research into human behavior isn't also ethically or legally dubious. Does the name MK Ultra ring a bell?”

Rachel feared her throat would completely close up. Her mind raced, desperately trying to cut through the boys' resumed bickering to find a way out. For herself, and for them.

“But… But what the hell are you going to do with the results, then?” Rachel tried with a nervous, tense smile. “I-if what happens here goes public, you'll be arrested! S-so, we should just get them out of here and try-”

“Oh, Rachel,” Mr. Barnett cooed, resting an elbow against the glass with a small, chilling smile. “This isn't about fame, prestige, academic accolades. This…” Mr. Barnett beamed as he started the timer again. Rachel thought her heart would stop from the sheer shock of Kevin's frantic, terrified screams. “This is about knowledge. The truth!”

“Wha..? Who cares about that!” Rachel snapped, voice rasping from encroaching tears. “You can't do this to people!”

“Too late now.” Mr. Barnett shrugged. “I can't do anything now that the timer's started. It's up to them.”

Them…

Rachel snapped her attention to the window, beating against the unwavering glass with all her might.

“GUYS!” she screamed. “DON'T VOTE! DON’T PRESS ANYTHING! PLEASE!” Any further words were silenced as she watched Kevin and Roderick press the dials. “Oh fuck…” she whimpered. “Oh fuck, there's gotta be something, there's gotta-”

“Well! It's about time they figured it out.” Mr. Barnett clasped his hands in pride.

“No, NO! STOP!” Rachel desperately grasped Mr. Barnett's shoulders. Just as she did so, her ears rang from the booming screech of arcing electricity. “YOU'RE KILLING THEM!”

“Incorrect,” Mr. Barnett calmly chided, pointing behind Rachel. “They're killing him.”

At Mr. Barnett's words, the foulest stench Rachel had ever encountered stung at her nose.

Burning meat mixed with ozone.

[faustiandevil]

Depression makes a man do stupid things and here is what I did. Peter Lorre tier list, all movies (well the ones that were available online and in a language I could understand), all characters ranked in a highly scientific way. Feel free to defend your blorbos, but know this I’m right, you’re wrong, SHUDDUP!! (This is a reference I hope y’all get, but in any case do feel free to defend your blorbos I wanna hear y’alls takes.)

My reasonings under the cut. Enter, but be warned it truly is my twisted sick mind down there. If you scroll down long enough to see the Shining reference, I love you.

Bildreporter Johnny (F.P.1 antwortet nicht): No, no, no, no, no, no! Highly unfuckable look! Why does he look like an old man and a baby at the same time??? I can’t do this!!

Mr. Kentaro Moto (Mr. Moto Series): Racism. I’m sorry, I can’t. Absolutely hate it. Shit tier. Same goes with the movies. I only really liked Mr. Moto’s Gamble, which I found out was actually a Charlie Chan script asdfghjkl

Stephen Danel (Island of Doomed Men): Slave owner. Killed a monkey. Was kind of okay with his wife tho, until the end, I guess they needed a reason to off him.

Roderick Raskolnikov (Crime and Punishment): I’m putting him down on the list, because I read Crime and Punishment and the movie is way too ‘Murican. Already the names were bastardized and as someone who loves Russian literature I just can’t deal with that shit. He was okay, but ehhh… (The 1970 movie is way better, and Taratorkin is the best Rashkolnikov, fucking fight me.)

Nikolai Zaleshoff (Background to Danger): Again, butchering Russian names. Not even a patronymic. Kind of a caricature as well with all of the vodka drinking. And again he gets shot and for what??

Sergeant Berger (The Cross of Lorraine): I’m stronger. I will resist. The scene where he blows the cigarette smoke into the guy’s face and kicks him does things to me. I will admit. But that man is a nazi and I cannot in good consciousness put him anywhere else, but shit tier.

Captain Chang (They Met in Bombay): Glark Cable tolerable?? In my movie?? More likely than you think. Did not like the racism again. The beard is nice, so he goes slightly higher than shit tier.

Baron Ikito (Invisible Agent): He gets put in a slightly higher tier than shit tier only, because of the last line in the movie that made me very very gay. “I can make an honorable man out of you” like you can’t make him say shit like that I’m already a weak little homosexual!!

Hilary Cummins (The Beast With Five Fingers): This may be a surprise, but listen, hear me out, I have reasons. I cannot deal with an Astrology bitch. Like, yeah I also like to read my horrorscope every now and then, and I’m a Satanist, but I don’t vibe with that shit, he is too obsessed. Not every gay is gonna be into Asstrology. Also I cannot moan the name Hilary while giving this man dick without thinking of the Clinton woman. Also Cummins??? That’s an OnlyEnemies name. PS. The movie was bad when the hand turned out to be fake.

Julius O’Hara (Beat The Devil): Oh, no I’m not vibing with the hair again. I’m not into it. Loved his bullshitting, even if he is not very good at lying.

Conseil (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea): Liked seeing him together with my rich successful uncle Lukács, and had some nice fits in the movie, but it’s only slightly above shit tier. Saw tentacles, but got nothing. Absolutely disappointed.

Ahmed (Five Weeks in a Balloon): Racism again. Love his rainbow colored pants. The fez does nothing for me. Because of the earring he gets put higher than shit tier.

Pawlitschek (Bomben Auf Monte Carlo): He’s cute. He knows how to cook. Its fucking goulash of course, but ugggh fine I’ll eat it. Look I love you I’ll eat it. Fucking tourist food that no self-respecting Hungarian is going to touch. It’s just fucking soup.

Otto Fuesslli (What Women Dream Of): He is adorable. Clearly faking that piano play, but he sings like an angle. Docking points for being a cop tho. I’m sorry, but in this house we ain’t fucking cops.

Maj. Sigfried Gruning (Lancer Spy): Okay, I’m conflicted. Not sold on the hair, or the mustache, but I’m a military man, I love a uniform, he has a sword. (Babygirl you wanna see my sword~?) Uhhh… he also doesn’t do much in the movie.

Louis ‘The Dope’ Monteau (I’ll Give a Million): Adowable. A dumb baby. And that is why he only gets put in mid tier. Too cute for my taste. Still good for him and all the other poor homeless guys for pulling off the scam of the century on the rich bastards. Respect.

Polo (I Was An Adventuress): Same problem with Louis. He has too much boi energy. Every time I see that image where he looks up with them big ol’ eyes all I can think about is that meme the “Bitch use your words I don’t speak bottom”.

The Stranger (The Stranger on The Third Floor): Okay… uhm… this is a though one… There’s not much info on The Stranger, we don’t even know his name, we only know that he is mentally ill and killed a man. We all have our faults. I mean in this day and age who isn’t mentally ill and killed at least one person. So… mid tier. Like his scarf tho.

Paul Hyde (Mr. District Attorney): The way he got shot was bullshit. What the fuck was that about?? I hardly even remember this movie.

Joel Cairo (The Maltese Falcon): Okay… I gotta confess… I fucking hate the Maltese Falcon. There I said it. It just rubs me the wrong way that in book context and Hays code movie context Joel is gay and gets beaten up the most. Like finally a highly canon gay one for me and I get this home of phobia. Fuck this. Also I do not like Bogart and I think this movie started it lol.

Pepi (All Through the Night): I’mma get shit for this. But… but… hear me out… sometimes a man thinks with his dick and not with his brain. This is one of them. When he shows up at the bar, dressed up all nice, smoking his little cigarette… I’m weak. And yes I know he is a nazi, but I could fix him. I could fuck the fascism out of him. If not… well… //cocks gun// Mid tier, because I can’t put him higher than that. If not for the fascism he would be A tier.

Jan Bernazsky (The Conspirators): I remember nothing from this movie. I think he was a red herring. He goes in mid.

Slimane (Casbah): Casablanca the musical. Getting very gay vibes from Slimane. Why are you a detective? To catch other men. To hold them close after you shoot them. Wow faggy. Anyway, a bit conflicted and had to dock points, because again cop.

Toady (Rope of Sand): I only watched this movie, because Claude Rains is the same height as me and I was hoping to see them stand next to each other, so I can visualize the height difference. Got a very nice homosexual cig lit scene from it. I have no recollection of the movie besides that scene, but he looks fine.

Japanese Steward on the S.S. Carnatic (Around the World in Eighty Days): I can’t fuck a man on a boat I’ll get sea sick.

Kurt Bergner (The Buster Keaton Story): Were you channeling some other asshole director from your life? You looked like you knew what you were doing? Anyway, would fuck just so I could get my start in the movie industry, but this relationship ain’t gonna last longer than a headline.

Brankov (Silk Stockings): Glorious Technicolor~ I have issues with this movie. It’s the inferior Ninotchka. The Russian names are once again butchered. The dancing is nice. Go white boy, fuck up the dance floor!! Nothing else to say about it really.

Abdul (The Sad Sack): Mon petite~! If I justified Pepi being in mid-tier, I can do the same for Abdul. He was eager to kill Jerry Lewis’ character and I think the movie would have benefited from it. Still he can’t go higher, because of the… ehh… Hollywood racism. He would be top fucking tier otherwise.

Skeeter (The Big Circus): Not into clowns. (A contradictory statement. If you know you know.)

Montresor (Tales of Terror): I’m in a predicament, because I’m a cat lover and this man was mean to a cat. He is very hot tho. Sorry, babes, but you gotta go into the mid rankings. Also fix your alcohol problem, I cannot let Freud win.

Hans Beckert (M): Okay, this is going to be controversial putting the child murderer so high up on the list, but consider this. He is so pathetic when he gets thrown down the stairs that I just can’t not fuck him. I’m also willing to look past that besides murder he also probably did other things too (yeah that’s a bit harder to get past eugh…). The murder I’m fine with tho. I’m very often locked in a train car with screaming children and I mean that would make anyone start whistling the tune of Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King. My dick could fix him, but if he wants to murder a child every now and then. I’m all for it.

Redakteur Stix (Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.): This man fucks. And I do mean HE fucks. Polo and Louis wish they were like Stix. He goes into A tier for terrorizing a whole town, getting laid, and getting the girl. Would you like to get the boy as well, hun~?

The General (Secret Agent): This look is absolute horrid… I fucking love it. For someone who is known to be a mustache lover I don’t ever want to see Peter with one. (I’m the one who wears the mustaches in this relationship.) This is an exception tho. It’s a gay disaster look. It’s so bad it’s hot. Extra points for the earring. (The ending to that movie was absolute bullshit tho. General your gun!!)

Prof. Sturm (Nancy Steele Is Missing!): I love it when he is a manipulative little bastard. Also he could have gotten away with it if it weren’t for someone having morals and loving his stolen adoptive child. Absolutely disgusting. The mustache and the glasses combo are acceptable (even if he looks like one of my high school teachers).

M’sieu Pig (Strange Cargo): The other incel. I’m docking points, because for most of the movie I had to watch Clark Gable be a misogynist and I already hate him. All this just to eyeball Peter Lorre… Anyway I would make that piggy squeal. A tier, but only because he shows off a bit of chest hair.

Fenninger (You’ll Find Out): Not particularly fond of this look. I like it better when his hair is a bit messy. Is one third of an evil gay polycule, so points to that. And also the long cig holder. Very gay, hun. And who can forget the og teeth. Would still drag my tongue across those chompers I don’t care what anyone says. (Mainly, because I also have similar fucked up looking messy teeth.)

Signor Ugarte (Casablanca): I’m putting him only in A tier, because he killed nazis at the start of the movie and is a desperate little homo, which is a trait I very much relate to. But Bogart… really… honey you could do so much better. Seriously y’all look me in the eye and tell me that Bogart is hot, when he plays these asshole characters. I’ll wait. Besides I’m right here. I’m ready to top you babe.

Marius (Passage To Marseilles): Love a man who is honest and proud of his professional achievements. And is very much good with his hands hello~ Dies (seriously why???) while fighting nazis. A bit of a scraggly look, but I love it. I also had to look up pics for this and turtlenecks make any man look slutty… and sir… your tits!! I need to feel them through the fabric~ Or just in general~

Dr. Einstein (Arsenic and Old Lace): He is a cute pathetic little meow meow. I want to (the following sentence had to be censored due to violating the Hays code). I am putting him only in A tier, because he is too popular, but I feel like that’s a personal bias.

Johannes Koenig (Hotel Berlin): Again a nice scraggly look. I love it~ He does get his shit together by the end and that’s good, but I wish he’d kept the five o’clock.

Contreras (Confidential Agent): I love a man who hates his job. So relatable. He does a big no no with being a sellout to the fascists, but he gets his just desserts and surprising doesn’t die from a gun, but a heart attack (and they pull a Weekend at Bernie’s with his corpse later on). He is really pathetic and I cannot control myself.

Johnny West (Three Strangers): //heavy breathing// I want him!! Finally a romantic role!! Babygirl yes!! I know you could do it!! If only you also took the money!!!!!!!!! For that last one he goes into A tier and not higher.

Gino (The Chase): Show off more of that chest hair, slut!! I would also not let this man drive (not that I can either). Besides babes the backseat has more space~

Nick (Quicksand): Blackmailing is fun when it’s not happening to you~ Also if we get together I could probably play the games for free. That’s a plus.

Paynter (Double Confession): This man was so desperate for approval. And y’all cannot tell me that he and Charlie weren’t a bit more than friends. Oh a man saves you and now you would do murders for him (except he’s a loser and is not okay with murder). Babe ditch him I would let you kill people for me. I’m not a pussy.

Dr. Karl Rothe/Dr. Karl Neumeister (The Lost One): Babygirl you have some deep rooted psychological issues that you should get checked out. Still, here’s my number. Call me, when you feel like choking me out, but not in a killing way. (Or maybe in a killing way, depends on how I feel.)

Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas (Congo Crossing): The straights looked at each other once and immediately kissed, so that set the tone for me. Anyway he is a cop, but he does do the right thing at the end, but still a cop. The uniform is nice. Doesn’t like his job much, so that’s kind of sexy. Eh, you know, what A tier. He is the exception. (I do hope he doesn’t expect me to say his entire name while I’m d(HAYS CODE) him down and making him swallow my (HAYS CODE).)

Nero (The Story of Mankind): Listen, I have some kinks… if you read my writings you know… I’m also drawn to a man with power, and money, and insanity. (I’m also really glad he didn’t have the chin beard like the real Nero, because that’s a deal breaker.)

Smiley (Scent of Mystery): Absolutely disappointed that this movie didn’t have a Dora the Explorer segment where the characters turn to the screen and ask the viewer if they can guess the mystery scent. Anyway hot. I love a man who knows how to be crafty regarding his job. Cheating, stealing, lying, all traits that make a honest Hungarian. Even stole someone’s wife just for the heck of it. Oh, honey~ Only A tier, because I can’t see this relationship going further than some fun in the backseat, but that’s probably enough.

Comm. Lucius Emery (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea): He has a pet shark and wears a uniform. I’m already undoing my belt. This movie was… mmm… not good tho.

Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (The Raven): He is an abusive drunk parent. But he is so wet and pathetic. Frued won, I really am just gonna get together with someone who is like my dad (the real one not Béla).

Mr. Strangdour (Muscle Beach Party): He is the strongest man alive and yet I, his silly little kitten get to top him. My only problem with him is that I cannot for the life of me remember his name for some reason so I guess he just gotta deal with being called Sourdough and Stroganoff for the rest of his life. My concern is that his stupid kid is gonna walk in one day and go “Oh, you guys are wrestling, who’s winning? 8D” and I don’t want to deal with that.

Abbott (The Man Who Knew Too Much): He is evil, he is cunning, he has a neat little hair stripe just like me! Would also kill a child, which I personally don’t think is a terrible trait (as we saw earlier). Absolute snack! Baby I’ll be your dragon, I’ll be your right hand arm-man, your silly little homo eye candy!

Dr. Gogol (Mad Love): My favorite incel!! I wanna crack his bald head open with my canines like a hardboiled egg, call him a pathetic loser, and pin him against a wall and tongue him down! But seriously the man is the equivalent of a Reddit user, he has money tho, and if I could be his kept man, I wouldn’t mind.

Colonel Gimpy/Baron Rudolph Maximillian Tagger (Crack-Up): That scene where the plane is crashed into the ocean and his hair is wet and he looks up straight into the camera… //fans self// H-hewwo… daddy… sorry… daddy… sorry… Yeah, top tier. No question.

János ‘Johnny’ Szabó (The Face Behind The Mask): I refuse to use anything, but the correct Hungarian spelling, fuck you Hollywood. Kinda meh about him before the accident, way too happy and optimistic for my liking. I like a man who is bitter and ready to kill. Also something about masks just gives people a certain allure. Gets extra points for being the only Hungarian character Peter ever played and judging from the letter he writes back home, Johnny actually knows the language haha. I wouldn’t have to translate him my stupid memes, we could just switch back and forth. Domestic bliss.

Dr. Arthur Lorencz (The Boogie Man Will Get You): Top fucking tier! The most guy ever! He is a politician, he sells snake oil, he is a doctor, and also the town sheriff, cat lover, gay! Is there something this man can’t do! Love him!

Fritz Bercovy (The Constant Nymph): I know that in the book the character is supposed to be a very antisemitic caricature, but I think it was rewritten in the movie. Also I tried multiple times to check how old Toni is, but I only kept finding it for Tessa, so I’mma just gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and say that Fritz is not a groomer, unlike Lewis. With all that out of the way, I have a confessions to make. This character sent me over the edge and I did a Peter Lorre expy in my novel. I am weak. I saw him in the fur with the cane (and the whole club was looking at her) and… he really be doing boyfriend cosplay with one of my main characters. Also he has money and is willing to spend it on his SO, so… //twirls hair// I’d love to be a kept man~

Cornelius Leyden (The Mask of Dimitrios): This man was put on this wretched Earth to wear bowties and by Lucifer he makes them look good. Also he has little gray hairs on the side. And glasses!!! //heavy breathing// I need to make him scream my name all through the night!

Peter Lorre (Hollywood Canteen): That’s just my mans! That’s just my guy! That’s just my husband! My sweet cheese! My rotten soldier! My good time BOI! How could I not put him at the top? (Disclaimer: The only one topping that man is me ayyyy)

Marko (Black Angel): This man really cannot sit normally, huh. Anyway, he was hot, fruity, and a loving father. And the movie wasn’t bad either. I was actually rooting for the straights in this one.

Victor Emmric (The Verdict): Oh, he is husband material. He is a morbid little bastard, and is also romantic. A bit on the drunk side, but I don’t care. He’s hot. Would love to do art trades with him.

Kismet (My Favourite Brunette): This man is MY favourite brunette. My nasty boyfriend who holds me at knife point and spits in my mouth and calls me his bitch~ (Is that a knife in your pocket or are you just happy to see me~) I would also help this man get his citizenship.

Peter Lorre (Meet Me in Las Vegas): People who say that they are only into him when he is young and slim are weak as fuck. Oh, so just because this man is old and fat and his biological clock is not ticking anymore you don’t wanna try and get him preganant anymore??? Move over!! I’ll give this man evil milk (read: cum).

Commissioner Lamoret (Hell Ship Mutiny): I love a man who absolutely hates his job and just wants an easy life and is also willing to murder a child for it. We have so much in common~ And with my help, we would have gotten away with it. We’d be spending retirement in Bora Bora, baybeh.

Felix Gillie (The Comedy of Terrors): You see that man? That man, is my husband. We are married. He supports me and I support him. I would lie in the coffin that he made for me. I know that most peeps fall for him in Arsenic, well I’m different. I have the Father Issues and I want stability and I feel like Felix would give that to me.

Morgan Heywood (The Patsy): He was suffering, I was suffering, there was a collective suffering with this movie. Our meet-cute is me absolutely going feral and killing Jerry Lewis right in front of him. Our eyes lock as I’m covered in blood and the cops take me away. He falls in love with me right then and there. Conjugal visits right until the end of my life sentence.

Okay, y'all can go now~

[forgottenamira]

OOC | Love Languages

continuing w this series...

5 love languages:

words of affirmation

physical touch

giving/receiving gifts

quality time

acts of service 

and here's what i said my initial instincts were re: my peeps...

Godfrey — appears as a words of affirmation dude but if he ~really loves you it’s acts of service!!

Tristan — acts of service he is literally a knight!! Send him on a quest!! He will goooo!

Eabha — bc of her ruling lady outlook she looks like acts of service but she’s really more physical touch

Cormac — giving of gifts

Ronan — acts of service!! I hope you like someone just wordlessly doing smth for you bc that’s what ur in for here bc sadly he’s pr rubbish at a lot of the others these days

Cillian — quality time

Saoirse — physical touch

Rosie — quality time

Valentina — receiving gifts

Eilia — words of affirmation 

Rian — quality time

Roderick — giving of gifts

Amira — tbd

Arthur — tbd

decided to finish up the fam even tho her last name is technically varmont these days...esp bc she and arthur are still???? so imma think out loud at you guys...amira is an enneagram 8 which means that she seeks to project strength (often by means of outright hostility) in order to avoid appearing/feeling vulnerable, which is what she fears. so!! expressing love of any variety, being inherently vulnerable, is really intrinsically scary for her and, given that she is obv not by any means a ~healthy example of a type 8, well, its complicated!!!!!! i feel like she's gotten it all twisted up inside of her alkdsjfskldjfdf this questionnaire is basically DESIGNED to give her an anxiety attack akldjsflkjsdlfjkdsf [ amira: I LOVE NOTHING *runs away* ]

anywayyyyyy she does love edmund, tristan, and godfrey (probably in that order!! her brothers are a lil tough to sort out tho bc she probs has more ~affection for tristan but more ~trust for godfrey so!! make of that what you will). honorably mention is the hubby: she's got smth deeply toxic w roderick where like...she lowkey wants to ~be him and he lowkey wants to devour her so!! this will mostly focus on the calainons as a result but we'll talk a lil abt roderick if he comes up too bc as much as she wants to deny it he's important to her too...but love is not the right word its more like mutual hate-obsession??? idk...its a mess

anyway, as with godfrey, amira is fully capable of ~faking any of these and can and wiLL use that to manipulate anyone...esp her husband, but im just focusing on the ~real thing~ here

words of affirmation

i feel like imma go down the line saying this just bc again ~vulnerability aint natural to her but!! neither are words of affirmation. this bitch will tell you how you've failed and disappointed her before she'd ever say i love you alkjdsflkjdsf weirdly tho?????? that's ~kind of~ a way of like...showing she cares???? like idk how to tell you this but the fact that you ~can let her down means you matter on some level to her????? so yeah 'you failed me' being amira for 'ily?' its more likely than you may think laksjdflksdjfsd

conversely tho...her ~not criticizing you probs means you're epic!!!! she's always looking for a way to tear other ppl down to make herself feel better and/or (if she cares abt you) to help you find out where you need to improve, so like if she can't even find smth to get on your case abt like damn!!!!!! well done!!!! *facepalm* so yeah either that or like...she did not notice you/cares so little that you're not even worth the effort of considering!!!!!

so yeah!! ur gonna get mixed signals from amira (roderick screams internally abt this any time he so much as ~thinks abt her he legit doesn't know where he stands w her) buT if ur someone she ~does pay attention to, such as her family members, and she's not on ur case she's probs happy w you!! or at least can't think of smth to criticize you for, so congrats!!

physical touch

ok so this might be the one?? i do think amira is a v comfortable in/w her physicality, yknow? and like lbr she 100% holds everyone at emotional (and probs physical!) arm's length pr much 24/7 but as i think of it, i can see where, if she's particularly pleased or just in a good mood for whatever reason, and if no one's there to observe!! you might get a quick touch to the cheek or press of the hand as she sweeps by. if ur really lucky you might even see the flash of a smile as she goes!!!

some circumstances that might induce this flash of affection: her coronation, the momentary triumph she felt at the death of elaine (before realizing she'd eliminated a potential son there only to elevate the daughter), realizing that marian was so terrified of her she felt the need to run away (another short-lived joy when she came back w a son amira: this is why this family cannot have nice things!!!!), learning that she was with child, bearing a son, arthur's butchery at kil-kennar and roderick's subsequent fury at that side of the family, etc.

giving/receiving gifts

here's another contender!! amira grew up in abject poverty and so being showered in goodies???? unbelievable dream come true!! she doesn't suffer from any of godfrey's need for practicality: her love of excess matches that of her husband! shower her in gold and jewels, wine and dine her on the most exquisite feasts from a world away! any and all luxury is deeply appreciated!!! and honestly?? she doesn't fully get that not everyone feels the same??? i mean on one hand she does but like...that doesn't make sense. she knows what its like to go without!!! surely no one can possibly want that!!!

part of this, tho, does def highkey feed into her wish to project strength and power!!!!!! amira is here to show offffff!!!!!! she wants you to see that she's basking in untold wealth and could use it to crush you if you come at her!!!!!!! and that her loved ones are similarly safe via power!!!!!!!!

not unlike marian, actually, amira spends a loT of time maneuvering for ~her family and allies to get their due -- while elaine's faction or certainly marian's might say that things should be divvied up by, say, individual brother, amira will argue (since she has only two and not seven) that the loot ought to be divided into thirds and from there doled out to each family. and she does this to prop herself up, sure, but she also does this out of love!!!!!! edmund does not have the sheer number of allies that arthur has, and so his need of wealth/wealthy supporters she perceives as greater, and so forth.

amira also views this as seeing to her loved ones' needs. when she rains tiltes and land and wealth upon them, she's caring for them, so this to her is ~also an act of service lakjsdfkljsdf

quality time

so we're back to me going hmmm idk that this is her thing!! like sure she doesn't ~mind their presence but like??? what you just...wanna be over there??? like...we could be conquering smth rn???? godfrey, you wanna read a book or, tristan, play a game???? what is the point?????? amira, whose only living loved ones all happen to be male: 'men are so emotional'

i do also feel like amira is pr closed off emotionally (ok, i ~know she is), and like she needs a break from being around ~anyone~ bc she's wearing that mask all the time and it is EXHAUSTING and this is less introversion as fully...dysfunctional ngl

when she's feeling more happy/settled tho you can def get her to agree to a chill hang out sesh if she loves you!! she wiLL be cheating when you play cards so she can swindle you and mock you for losing to her tho!! but this time good naturedly ladkjsfskjldf

i do feel like her inability to participate here does come out of, again, that fear that she's got constantly nagging her -- she cannot let down like that!! cannot rest that long!!! she's got to keep fighting fighting fighting!!!! u nfortunately like...this is the shit that she has in common w our buddy roderick likE this is the thing they're bonded toxically on like???? GOTTA RAMPAGE they feed e/o w that its super healthy /sarcasm

acts of service 

ok so as i mentioned above, her wheeling and dealing to get her loved ones titltes and honors and stuff is her being nurturing!!!! she would argue that she is GREAT at acts of service and does this all! of! the! time! this is however factually incorrect lbr she'd be annoyed if you asked her to pass you smth if she were in the wrong mood lakjsdfklsdjf like!!!!!! she's like 'i got everything i have -- and everything you have too -- by my own hard work. grab that pencil by your own damn self' to her four year old probably SCREAM but yeah!! if you ask ~her she does this alllll the timeeeeee!!! and fully believes it too!!!

so ive mentioned this a few times here and there but amira truly believes that she is the sole reason her family isn't starving rn and like she does everything for this family!!!!!! and none of them appreciate it the way they should!!!!1 but she's the ONLY one who sees the truth and isn't resting on her laurels and they just keep chomping at her going MORE MORE MORE and like...this is not true honestly but that's her perception of events and she's sick and TIRED of it!!! lakjdsflkjd but also she wiLL complain frequently but she will NOT eveR stop tryna advance her family!!!!! no matter how frequently she threatens to leave them on their own in all this lkajsdfjklsdf

[ghost-timelord]

That Damn'd Priest (John Constantine x M!OC) [1/?]

The one where John meets a curious pest of a priest.

1k words.

John doesn't even know what brought him to the damn church. Well, he does- Zatanna had mentioned an “evil feeling presence” there, and since it’s a church he’d wanted to check it out. How, exactly, that led to him having tea with a priest he isn’t quite sure, and on top of that a priest that is somehow completely free of demons and dark impulse. He’d even checked. Twice! Once with a spell at the doorway, another with a touch of holy water slipped into the man’s tea. Looking around, though, it really wasn’t even necessary- the priest’s office and his own being are covered in items that dont even just ward off demons- there’s an iron horseshoe upturned over the door to ward off really anything.

It’s a little weird that a catholic believes in that superstition. There’s also St. John’s Wort growing on the windowsill, to repel the Fae. 

“So,” the priest says, turning back to John with a smile. “We don’t get a lot of visitors here, especially not…eh…ones like you.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “Magic users have a look. Demon hunters especially so. What brings you in?” “Ah, you’ve met others then. Who?” “Guy named Kipling, mostly. Keeps trying to buy my cane off me, couldn’t tell you why.”

John’s eyes jump to the ruby-headed cane of the priest’s cane. And it blinks back at him. Bugger. 

“More tea?” John looks up at the priest. “Sure, yeah. What’s your name?” “Loveland, uh- Harry. Harry Loveland. You?” “John Constantine.” Henry stumbles a second, surprised, and grabs the edge of the desk as his left leg seems to briefly collapse. “Ah, so I have a reputation.” Henry chuckles. “Yeah, yeah just a little bit. Kipling and the girl he’d brought with him- I think her name was Raven or something?- told me to watch out, that you’d probably be around. But you’re being a real model guest right now.” Henry hands over the next cup of tea and grabs his cane, the eye darkening and shying away from his touch, the orb-shaped handle turning back to a glossy black. Like it’s avoiding the touch. “Oi, mate, can I see your cane for a second?” Henry looks down at it, confused, before handing it over and leaning back on the desk to take weight off his stiff-seeming left leg again. The demon’s eye opens again, red and angry, trying to get John to break the bauble and promising all sorts of things they can’t deliver on. “...You’re aware this thing is infested with demons, right?” John says, analyzing the man before him and maybe just a little concerned.

“Yeah, Kipling mentioned something about that.” Harry says as he sips his own tea, his brown hair looking a bit golden in the sun. “Found it at a consignment shop, figured I’d better take it before someone else does. Someone who’d free them.” That leaves John a little confused. “So you know that there are multiple demons trapped in it.” “Yeah.” “And you’re not worried about them getting out?” “...I’m confident the magic will hold, I’ve done my research.” "...How so?" Harry looks a little worried before adjusting his collar and taking his cane back. He motions for John to follow, leaving the cramped office and walking across the sacristy behind the altar to the hidden staircase and door to the brownstone apartment building next door. 

Then he sits John down in the little living room and goes off to get something, his cane clicking softly on the hardwood floors.

He comes back soon but slow, carrying a pile of books, and puts them down on the table. “Found these at various charity shops too- I'm trying to get as many as I can so that I know nobody else has them. I even got one from your side of the pond, some Roderick Burgess guy.” John whistles, impressed, and thumbs through one of them. “These are dangerous books, mate, why not let Kip or I take them?” His hand is stopped from picking one up by the suddenly stern priest, using the head of the cane (It's just pulsing with power) to block his hand.

“I don't trust either of you with them. You might know what you're doing but I have no clue how many people around you respect the power of these.” “They aren't safe here.” “I've driven the stakes and made this place too a holy land. They're as safe here as they would be in the church proper.” “Let me rephrase: They aren't safe with someone who doesn't know how to use them. Like your cane.” “I have no interest in learning magic, and have no plan on bending to the cane's will. I…You're free to regularly check in on me if you want, to see that I'm telling the truth. Besides, I'm a collector, I may gain books that could be of use to you.”

John sighs, then stands as he decides to take what he can get in this battle. “Fine,” He says, itching for a cigarette, “But I'm not calling ahead when I do.” 

“That would only be fair.” The priest, Henry, says before checking his watch and swiftly hiding the tomes away behind a false top to a table and his bedroom door. “Now, if you wish to leave you can- I can't imagine a man like you being very interested in the gossip of a knitting circle-” There's a knock at the door. Henry looks nervous for a second before adjusting the collar and putting on a calm demeanor to lead John out. “Just email if you want to see the book again within the next month, the address should be on the church website.” He says with a smile, nudging John out before inviting the small group of older women in and one younger person with a hot pink acrylic cane in. John catches mention of the church's basement needing to be redone and apologies over the cramped space as he walks down the stairs and away.

1 || 2

[deepcutdave]

Wrestling Lookback: All Elite Wrestling

Quite a year for AEW. Not necessarily the best year, but better than the NWA, right?

AEW World title: Samoa Joe kicked the year off but he didn't have the impact I had hoped for. Swerve Strickland took the belt, but again, not the sizzle. Bryan Danielson had it long enough to maybe not be considered a transitional champ but all told disappointing. Jon Moxley's had the belt since October and yeah, nothing he's done comes to mind. Moxley is a good wrestler but is he doing anything with the belt?

Predictions: MJF, maybe Orange Cassidy

AEW Women's World title: "Timeless" Toni Storm held the belt for most of the year, but in a stunning swerve her student Mariah May betrayed her.

Predictions for 2025: Storm regains her glory. Or maybe Mercdes Mone.

AEW International title: Orange Cassidy kept the title until March, until Roderick Strong beat the casual champ. Will Ospreay and MJF traded it back and forth (with MJF renaming it the AEW American championship. Nice design too). Konosuke Takeshita's had the belt since WrestleDream but we'll see if this acts as a stepping stone or not.

Predictions for 2025: Strong mounts a comeback

AEW World Tag Team titles: Ricky Starks and Big Bill kicked off the year but yeah, like I said it last year they didn't make it to March. Sting and Darby Allin were ok but with Sting's retirement we had the Young Bucks (Matthew and Nicholas Jackson) as a good stand by. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) have been champs since October (noticing a theme here). So far, ok.

Predictions for 2025: The Young Bucks have at least one more turn. Maybe Pac as well.

AEW World Trios title: Now this was surprising. Quite a few reigns in '24. The year kicked off with the Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens, Max Castor, and Billy Gunn) but they dropped it in the Spring to the Bullet Club/Bang Bang Gang (Jay White, Austin and Coleten Gunn) in a soap opera worthy feud. The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch, and Nick Wayne) stepped up after the injury bug snagged White but the Blackpool Combat Club (Pac, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta) took the gold in a decent match. Not crazy about changing their names to Death Riders though.

Predictions: I think the Gunns will try again.

Now moving into the lower end of the card.

AEW TNT title: Christian Cage did a damn sneaky way of snagging the title from his old tag partner, but Adam Copeland would win it back in March. He might have really made the title his own before he busted his leg. Jack Perry proved a decent champ but Daniel Garica been wearing the gold since Full Gear.

Predictions for 2025: Garcia holds it for most of the year. If Copeland does return, either he'll try for this again or move on to the International.

AEW TBS title: Julia Hart held it until Dynasty in April but Willow Nightingale proved to only have it for a month before Mercedes Mone won it at Double or Nothing.

Predictions for 2025: I'm going with Ruby Riott taking the gold of Mone at some point.

AEW Continental title: Eddie Kingston wore the gold until March when Kazuchika Okada won the gold. Interesting title, as it can be defended in AEW, ROH, and New Japan.

And now, we end our AEW lookback with the FTW championship, which was formally retired September 25, 2024. Hook wore it into the year, but Chris Jericho was a surprise choice for champion and a rather long reign too. Hook won it back at August's All In but it would be announced a month later the belt would no longer be defended.

Ok, I guess? A championship for just one guy is interesting (shades of Ted DiBiase) but I supposed it's for the best.

FTW Championship: May 14, 1998 to September 25, 2024

[are-we-really-doing-this]

Okay guys, here's the deal.

Ya boi got his hands on PWI's May 2006 double issue a couple months ago, the second half of which is pretty much nothing but predictions for the careers of a bunch of wrestlers who were active that year. About 60 pages of your favorites, most hated, and never-heard-of's of 2006. Some predictions sad, some ironic, some disturbingly accurate, some funny, some just very wrong, it's a good mix. They go from 'what are they gonna do for the rest of the year?' to 'what will they be doing in 2011?' to 'what will they be doing in 2016?', so it's some real fun and games with hindsight. What I wanna do is ask y'all to comment anyone whose predictions you're interested in hearing and I'll post a scan of that page and a transcription. It'll be like a series if I get enough requests, and I'll comment here and there because that's what I do. Feel free to comment as many names as you'd like. Names include (and this is all of them in the order they are listed, alphabetically by last name):

Kurt Angle

Abyss

Austin Aries

Batista

Shelton Benjamin

Chris Benoit

Big Show

Booker T

Traci Brooks

Monty Brown

Christian Cage

Candice

Carlito

John Cena

Christopher Daniels

Bryan Danielson

Edge

Ric Flair

Jeff Hardy

Matt Hardy

Triple H (I'm not writing his full fucking name like they did)

Hulk Hogan

Mickie James

Jeff Jarrett

Johnny Jeter

Kane

Kid Kash

Stacy Keibler

Gail Kim

Bobby Lashley

JBL (again fuck your full name)

Lita

Chris Masters

Nigel McGuinness

Melina

Shawn Michaels

Rey Mysterio Jr.

Randy Orton

CM Punk

Raven

Rhino

Chris Sabin

Samoa Joe

Sting

Trish Stratus

Roderick Strong

AJ Styles

The Undertaker

Rob Van Dam

Petey Williams

[eviltothecore13]

I love the new Fall of the House of Usher show, it's extremely well-written and well-executed, I love how it adapts so many different Poe classics like Masque of the Red Death and The Cask of Amontillado and manages to turn them into modern-day social commentary without it feeling forced, I love the eat the rich themes and how queer it is, and Verna is disturbingly attractive.

But also for any new fans: Roderick and Madeline's personality is drastically different in the show compared to the original story (or the Vincent Price film which is really normally what I think of when I think of them).

I don't know what tags the Netflix fandom are mostly using but I've seen a few posts that just tag it "fall of the house of usher" without a Netflix or 2023 or Flanagan qualifier and I feel like this could get confusing...

I don't really feel like changing my tagging system, so posts tagged "Roderick Usher" instead of "Roderick Usher Netflix" or something will generally mean older versions--i.e. not "corrupt environment-destroying backstabbing pharma CEO, womaniser and terrible father and the token cishet [well, him and Froderick] of a very queer series" but "tragic queer tortured artist pretty boy [that's not my subjective opinion, that's Poe's narration spending an inordinate amount of time on the softness of his hair and the curve of his lips] who couldn't be further from 'greedy' or 'ambitious' and gave away much of his inherited money to charity".

So to anyone who sees those posts show up in the tag and gets confused: no, I do not sympathise with the corrupt pharma CEO or find him attractive (even as a Wesker fan, this show is *too* close to real-life horrible people and events for me to take that approach!). And yes, some people have blorbos from 1830s stories and 1960s films. Yes, it's a tiny fandom. We're basically dealing with two very different characters who have the same name here and I expect it's going to get awkward--at the same time I genuinely do love the new show and am looking forward to seeing what fandom might come up with for it, so I'm certainly not objecting to its existence, just slightly dreading the "Roderick Usher?? Seriously?? The CEO guy??" responses to posts.

[feekins]

hoo boy, ch 8. okay. I've got tea steeping. I've got a comfy throw blanket. I have my cat on standby, bc...honestly idr how I reacted the first time I read this almost 20 years ago. all I know is that a lot of things flew over my head at that age, so it should be uh. interesting. to see what I get out of it as an adult.

so yeah - my thoughts and things as I re-read ch8 of Trigun vol 2.

I'M NOT NERVOUS. YOU'RE NERVOUS. 🫣

(NOTE: I'm reading the Dark Horse [physical] and the Overhaul [online] translations side-by-side)

ok so uh. this is gonna be a longass post. no joke, I took reference pics of almost every single page of this chapter, but thanks to the 10-image limit...well. we'll see how this goes.

on the very first page, we have some context-changing translation discrepancies.

in Dark Horse, we've got:

WOLFWOOD: "I got a bad feeling...about these guys." (referring to the dudes he beat up when they tried to jump him as he walked into the church in the last chapter)

LEGATO: "How rude. How else do you expect to be treated when you suddenly trespass?"

meanwhile, the Overhaul has something much more informative, once again:

WOLFWOOD: "Who are these idiots? The Roderick slavers?"

LEGATO: "My apologies... I just needed to show late arrivals who they are dealing with."

then, on the next page, we see that Legato and Wolfwood haven't met before (which was something I was wondering about last chapter). they only recognize each other by physical descriptors (Wolfwood's cross, Legato's skull and torture device).

(Dark Horse on top, Overhaul on bottom)

again, the Overhaul is more informative. and the panel right after this one...Vash looks so exhausted 🥺

there's also a difference in Dominique's last words to Vash a few pages later. Dark Horse has her saying, in reference to Legato "No one stands up to that man. Do you think he'd help me after I've failed?" meanwhile, the Overhaul has "If I can't be of service to him...then there is only one way this can turn out."

and then, she jumps :( Dominique remains one of my fav GHGs... it would be nice to see her return (she's on Wanted posters!!!) in tristamp, but. in any case. I lov her. and I'd love to learn more about her 🥺

Vash passes out right as Dominique's falling, and my younger self always thought that was weird? but their fight was a LOT more taxing than it first appeared, at least to me. we see proof of this later in the chapter.

some little translation discrepancies here. Midvalley's line in Dark Horse always kinda confused me. ty, Overhaul, for clarifying so much! oh, and Legato's last line here - for some reason I always thought he was talking about Vash? but now I realize he's talking about KNIVES. that's not translation-induced confusion, tho - just me being A Silly Lil Guy again, I guess 🤪

oh, and I didn't point it out in the last chapter, but...there's something striking about there being a church right at the top of Jeneora Rock. I can't explain why. it's just...something that rly sticks out or seems important to me.

OH, BUT THEN!!!

IT'S THE DOCTAAAAAAAAAand that's all the screaming I'll do about him for now 🤭

again, the Overhaul's translation is more informative, explicitly mentioning Knives' injuries, but idk. maybe I'm nitpicking. whateverrrrr, me likey additional info =u=

now...we get into the heavier topics.

their plan for resurrecting Knives is. disturbing. to say the least. you've got the physical horror, which was what most struck me when I was a teenager...but what gets me now is the violation/exploitation/stripping of agency from another plant for personal gain/survival...of which humans are guilty...but this time, it's all in the name of The Big Bad Human-Hater. and so, right when we finally get to meet him in the flesh, the narrative shows how, Plant Shenanigans aside, Knives...really isn't all that different from the humans he so hates. he perpetuates the exact. same. shit. the cognitive dissonance, man... 😣

more Dark Horse-induced confusion the Overhaul's cleared up for me

then, at the bottom of the page, where Wolfwood's grousing, Dark Horse has him saying "Shit! What the hell was with all th' training?!" (another line that always confused me) whereas the Overhaul has "Shit! What the hell am I doin'?!"

and that leads me into the next thing I wanted to note: it's here that we see Wolfwood is a man stuck between a rock and a hard place. he gets frustrated with it, doesn't want to do it, but he fully believes he can't get out of it :(

I also want to note a difference between the manga and tristamp - manga Vash is able to sense Knives the moment he's resurrected, whereas tristamp Vash is only aware of Knives' presence when the diner piano starts playing (ep 3). it's an interesting difference!

but then, there's fking...

...this. immediately after Knives is reborn.

I didn't think anything of it as a teen. but now...initially, I was horrified, thinking "oh shit, oh fuck, what the hell is he doing to his 'mother' now" BUT. looking at it a second time, I think I get what the context is telling us. on the previous page, there's Knives WITH HIS 'MOTHER' UNDERFOOT. on the panel immediately below the one I've shown, there's an explosion. so. I think what's going on here is that Knives is using his plant abilities to bust out - which still isn't great, most likely killing his 'mother' in the process...but unfortunately, considering who this is, it tracks;;;;;;

(Dark Horse on left, Overhaul on right)

so much more urgency comes through in the Overhaul's translation here - "...I NEED to face him. I have to END this!"

we also get a lot more out of the Overhaul on the next page, when Vash is talking about his memory loss. both translations start with Vash saying "Everything on the other side is blank..." but whereas Dark Horse has him continue with "Where there is no memory, I must go to fill in the void..." the Overhaul has "I lost all memory of what I've done. All that was left with me was a void and a memory of a mountain of rubble."

then, when Vash gets to Knives and points his gun at him...Knives' absolutely deranged reaction, which I found funny as a teen, now just. gives me the chills. as does how tristamp drew directly from this exchange for their meeting in that diner.

aaaaand we have some translation weirdness after Knives sees Vash's scars and is all "Vash y u no learn?!" Dark Horse then misattributes 2 speech bubbles in a panel with Vash, instead having Knives say:

KNIVES: "If you keep count, you've hurt so many more than you've killed. And compare that to all the destruction you've caused..."

KNIVES (next panel, speech bubbles are his): "So, shouldn't you...point that thing somewhere else?"

the Overhaul is, once again, a lot more clear here:

VASH (in reference to his scars): "They're nothing compared to the burden of death and destruction you've put on me! You're gonna pay for your sins, you monster!"

KNIVES: "Considering what you did with that right arm of yours...shouldn't you be pointing that gun somewhere else then?"

I believe that's what we call gaslighting? and the victim blaming Knives does over and over is... 😬

more translation weirdness. no comment here - I've been working on this post for literal hours now igkhddkhdjg

...no translation weirdness here - just wanted to note...I didn't get this part as a teen. now, I do... 😟

and both translations of the first thing Knives says to Vash after forcing him to bring out the angel arm now strike me as. so messed up. part of the SA/noncon allegory...

KNIVES (Dark Horse): "Well?! How do you like it, Vash?"

VS

KNIVES (Overhaul): "How is it?! How does it feel, Vash?!"

and then, right before it fires? for some reason, Dark Horse completely leaves out what Vash says/thinks immediately after Rem's name. before the Overhaul, I had no idea that this bit was a thing: "...we were no good...right from the start." 😭

now here. have an Emotional Support Charlie. she slept beside me the whole damn time I wrote this post 💕

[buttdawg]

Bang Bang Scissor Gang

I'm not sure how to feel about this "supergroup" business. I mean, the crowd loves it and it sounds like it'll advance the plot, so it's probably a good thing, but it seems a little off somehow. I'm going to write about it for a bit and see if I can sort this out.

So I guess the main issue here is that Bullet Club Gold doesn't feel like it's been around all that long, and now they're combining with another group. Also, it's unclear whether Gold is an official wing of the main Bullet Club, or some sort of renegade unit, like the nWo Wolfpac.

My pet theory is that AEW is just getting as much out of the Bullet Club IP as they can while they have this agreement with NJPW to use it. Eventually the deal will end or be renegotiated, and New Japan won't let them use the name anymore, which is why AEW keeps referring to the group with the nickname "The Bang Bang Gang." If something falls through and they can't call it "Bullet Club Gold", there's a backup name ready to go.

Actually, maybe this supergroup angle is that scenario finally playing out. They're not calling it "Bullet Club Ass Boys" or "Scissor Club Gold". They're calling it "Bang Bang Scissor Gang". I was sort of wondering if this means Billy and the Acclaimed have joined Bullet Club, but this may actually be a transition to get Jay White's group away from BC altogether. If and when this union ends, Jay can just start calling it "The Bang Bang Gang" again like that's what it was always called.

From a storytelling perspective, I'm not sure why they're setting up two trios to join forces against a group of just four guys. Undisputed Kingdom is their common enemy, but right now it's just Wardlow, Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett. Adam Cole's injured, but even if he gets cleared, they're still outnumbered. Maybe Kyle O'Reily or Bobby Fish will join at some point? Oh, and I forgot about Juice Robinson. Assuming he's on board with the merger, that puts BBSG up to seven guys. Then you factor in Cardblade and Juiceboard and things get really nutty.

The motives are bit wonky too. On paper, Bang Bang Scissor Gang's main purpose is to take on Undisputed Kingdom, to avenge all the beatdowns they got during the "Who is the Devil?" storyline. Except, Undisputed Kingdom doesn't seem to care much, since their goal is to capture a bunch of titles. Which works out, since BBSG holds the AEW and ROH trios belts... except UK doesn't seem very interested in trios gold.

On the other hand, BBSG wants more titles as well. Tag titles for the Acclaimed and Gunn Club, a singles belt for Billy, and nothing short of the AEW world title for Jay White. This sounds a lot like Adam Cole's manifesto when he did his first promo to introduce Undisputed Kingdom. He didn't just want belts, he had specific titles picked out for specific guys on his team. Taven and Bennett are already ROH tag champs, so they're covered, then he wants the International title on Roddy, and Warlow's job is t become AEW world champ so he can hand it over to Adam Cole when Cole's cleared to wrestle again.

So that's a cool way to keep this rivalry alive. They're two big groups who already have titles and crave more, and they can challenge each other or interfere with each other's ambitions. The grudge that started all of this is fine, but it's hard to recall those beatdowns from last year, especially when everyone was blaming it on MJF at the time. Billy taking an International title shot from Roddy keeps things fresh. Plus they can swap the tag and trios belts that both sides already control.

Or... this just peters out with BBSG imploding and setting up some trios feud with Billy/Acclaimed taking on Jay/Gunn Club for one or both sets of trios belts. That sounds fine, but I feel like that already happened at some point? This supergroup could be a way to build to a more epic six-man tag match later, and that's fine, but I really hope it doesn't play out that way. I guess that's what makes me apprehensive of this storyline. Like, if they're only building up this supergroup just to set up a trios title program a few months from now, then it'll feel like a real waste. They could do BC Gold vs. Scissor Party whenever they want. Both sides are pretty eager to issue and accept challenges.

This seems like a long term story. Both groups have declared their intentions very clearly, and yet they've both taken their time on achieving those goals. It took like three weeks to get Jay on board with BBSG, and Warlow isn't exactly calling out Samoa Joe. So it feels like a potboiler, except it also feels very thrown-together, like they took a bunch of guys and threw them together into this supergroup war that would probably need most of a year to do properly.

But I guess that makes sense, considering how this all started with Cole and MJF, and they're both out of action for a while. Whatever the original plans were, the new plan has to involve different players, and everybody in BBSG is a solid choice for that. Well, everyone but Juice Robinson, that guy sucks. I hope he comes back with some new personality where he took an oath of silence or something. Also, he should wear a luchador mask so I don't have to look at his goofy face.

I guess my feeling here is "cautious optimism", because this angle looks really promising and could lead to a lot of great matches, but it also could get really dumb if it ends too quickly or suffers from poor planning. But AEW did just book a round robin tournament, so I guess I shouldn't be too concerned...

[forgottengodfrey]

ok so since the above we've uhhhh developed some of the stuff that's gonna impact these two alksdfjklsdjf i feel like godfrey is still hoping tho to -- should he learn of it, himself! -- expose valentina and cassimir's mistreatment of the og girls but yeah like i said...i don't think he at present knows anything abt that bc im just guessing BAHAHAHA but i doubt @forgottensebastian 's first move was to run and confide in not!uncle godfrey when he learned abt that hahaha but anyway if he ever did learn, he'd def make hayyyy w getting that out in the open! LOOK HOW THESE CRUEL INVADERS [don't think too much abt the fact that they're pre!roderick....] ARE TREATING EVEN THE NOBLEST ASTAIRANS, AND NOW EVEN FORCING THEM INTO MARRIAGE TO ESCAPE THIS VILE TREATMENT! RISE UP, ASTAIRA! FREE URSELF! etc

leaving that bit to the side for now tho, i def agree that godfrey ~will be taking in the terrain at least insofar as the og girls are beloved by astaira and the new ones are uhhhh noT lakjsdfkjdsf and w edmund already having a relationship there ( @forgottenedmund do you think edmund will tell his uncle abt what's going down there now re: the battle of m, etc? he'd deffff be looking to repair that! *facepalm* 'pls just be friends!!!!!! i need you all to be really put through the ringer/possibly die terribly w edmund as ur only defender here ok!!!!!!! lets repair this rn!!!!!' rosie probs: 'tristan and edmund are so nice why does his ~other uncle have weird energy rn/seem a lil ~too into our probs pre!doomed-anyway-from-the-v-start relationship????...oh well its probs just good intentions! wow, edmund's mom must be really nice that must be where they get it' heh ;D only ~kind of kidding ;DDDDD amira must just be so nice!!!1 laksjfkljdsfkjlsdf)

but anyway, as we've established, godfrey is here to help save them from the flames (yknow just as a favor to his brother and nephew!! and bc its the right thing to do and he's had enough!! def nothing nefarious here shh! ;DDD) and i def think he'll be wanting to put them out in front of rebeles he's cooking up to encourage them etc that yes we need to fight back or roderick will just keep burning defenseless, innocent women to death!!!!!!

and yes!!!! since edmund doesn't have a ~full sister, idk if this is how edmund actually feels or not hahaha but i do think godfrey will be making all kinds of noises abt how its roderick who is barring women from the throne!!!! but edmund truly believes they ought to be able to rule!!! etc etc and when he's stepped over his own older sister to claim his throne ;D he'll allow women such liberties!!! don't think abt this too much!! ;DDDD akjsfksdhafkjhsdf no, but tbf i ~do think there is a good bit of truth to what he says (godfrey ~is def of the school that you gotta have truth in there after all!!! it won't fly otherwise!!) bc like lbr if guin ~hadn't been born a girl, it probs wouldn't have occurred to roderick to wait to name an heir and yeahh that probs would've been clear from day one ngl!

yeah, ouch! arthur would DEF be hella hurt if eithne first rejects him for ~cassimir of all ppl, and then turns around and endorses edmund al;ksdjfkljsdf arthur: 'jeeze i didn't realizee you actually hated me all along' lkajsdfkljsdjf arthur, man, newsflash: ik ur tryin ur best but not everything is abt you, bud! ;laksjdflkjsdkfjsdf arthur: '??!!?!???!'

anyway, i do think godfrey does drop by malconaire when he's got a spare moment esp since he's doubtless noticed that edmund spends a lot of time there etc. i do think godfrey is a pr charming guy, and obv he's in a powerful position as both brother to amira and lord of hanthom in his own right as well as i think effectively running kolchis (tho idk that that's quite as big a job as it sounds bc bart's ofc overseeing the empire so gofrey's more like a...glorified governor kinda position than like a little king or anything like that, i just mean he's administering and so forth), etc, so im ~confident valentina, at least, is glad to see him (too bad he's already spoken for bc otherwise...he could be yet ~another sonya back up smdh)

for rosie's part, she is super eager that godfrey like her (unfortunately for her, godfrey emotionally tries to tune her out since she's an innocent he's gonna have to use! fortunately for her, he's VERY good at appearing ~to care!! rosie's sold!) since, obv, she's got smth going w edmund so she'd like all his relatives to like her etc, but edmund does seem to be esp close w godfrey etc so yeah! that relationship's big in her head! and i def think she's like 'pls be nice!' to her sisters since that all means a lot to her etc. i mean, idk that eithne needs anyone telling her to be kind to anyone HAHAHAHA but you know what i mean hahaha anyway, idk what eithne would think of ~any of that hahaha but yeah! there it is hahah

for his part, he's always super polite, tries to step in and save the girls from valentina and cassimir and their interference, is generally pr charming and kind, plus he's got edmund and tristan there to recommend them and, until eithne's unfortunate tea part expereince at the palace (godfrey: damn it, amira, why're you always ruining my plans!), i doubt anyone had met amira who uhhh def casts a cloud on that lil family unit lakjsdflkjsdfjksdf oh well l;akjsflkjsdkjf but yeah! that was a v, v long and involved way of asking...what do you think eithne generally makes of godfrey? lkjsadfakljsd

OOC | Godfrey & Eithne

eithne honestly deserves so much better and godfrey is sorry that all of this is happening to her!!! i kind of feel like, since godfrey wants to align astairan interests w edmund, he'd love to play up edmund's friendship w the malconaires and maybe even help them cast off the shackles of cassimir and valentina to make a public statement that way, but for that to be really dramatic, their servitude situation would have to be known about publically, (or else get much worse,) and im not sure if it is? but anyway, as a result, godfrey's simultaneously wishing both worse and then better for them so!! that's fun!! hahah w the hope of ultimately helping all astaira attain at least a modicum of liberty via emperor edmund lkadjsfjkdsf

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Prompt List updated March 27th

I am starting with 70 for now, I may add or change them going forward. but for now these were the ones i had in my notebook. i got all of them off of Pinterest. Some already have names by them but go ahead and request them again if you like the prompt and I can redo them.

Fandoms I write for:

Top Gun Maverick: All

Elvis: Elvis

One Chicago: Kelly Severide, Jay Halstead, Will Halstead, Connor Rhodes, Adam Ruzek

Avengers: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Bucky Barnes, Natasha, Clint Barton, Peter Parker

Triple Frontier: Will Miller and Benny Miller

Four Brothers: Bobby Mercer, Jack Mercer

Sons of Anarchy: Jax Teller, Opie Winston, Juice Ortiz, David Hale,

Fast and Furious: Dom Toretto, Roman Peirce, Brian O'Conner, Letty Ortiz

Band of Brothers: Wild Bill, Babe, Malarkey, Nixon, Winters, Joe Toye

Twilight: All of the Cullens, Jacob Black and Bella Swan

Harry Potter: All

WWE/TNA/AEW/ ROH : Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, The Young Bucks, Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Randy Orton, Edge, Christian Cage, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Hurricane Helms. Mr. Kennedy

Supernatural- Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Cas

The West Wing: Josh Lyman, Sam Seaborn

Game of Thrones: Robb Stark, Jon Snow, and Sansa Stark

Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit: Thorin, Fili, Kili, Bilbo, Legolas, Aragon.

Black Sails: Billy Bones, James Flint, Eleanor, Charles Vane, Anne Bonney, John Silver

Law and Order SVU: All

Hawaii Five-0: All

SWAT: All

Yellowstone: Kayce Dutton, Rip Wheeler, Beth Dutton, Jamie Dutton.

Crash- Kenny

Southland- John Cooper, Ben Sherman

Gotham- Jim Gordon

White Collar- Matthew Keller

The Mighty Ducks- All

The Outsiders- All

Masters of the Air- all

Newsies- Jack Kelly, Davey, Spot Colin, Mush, Kid Blink

*****

01 “Oh you think I am cute when I am angry? Well get ready because I am about to be gorgeous.”  

02. “I can’t lose you again. Can’t  you see that? I am not strong enough.” 

03. “Marry me’ 

04. “I’m not jealous.” 

05.  “Kiss my ass.” 

06.  “Were you ever gonna tell me?” 

07. “Excuse you?”

08.  “This is all your fault.” 

09. “It’s not fair.” 

10. “Game Over, you lose.” 

11.  “Is she always this obnoxious?” “Oh, she is just getting warmed up.” 

12. “We don’t need to control them. We need to unleash them.” 

13. “It should have never come to this.” 

14. “I’m not a lot of people’s favorite person.” 

15. “I shouldn’t have wasted 3 years on someone when Russia could have sent me a good bottle of vodka.” 

16.  “Can we have this conversation when you aren’t upset?” 

17. “Come over here and make me, why don’t ya?” 

18.  “I am tired of being your secret.” 

19. “Mess with them, you mess with me.” 

20. “I don’t want to sleep alone tonight.” 

21. “ I am coming to get you. Stay there.” 

22. “Are you safe?” “I, I don’t know.” 

23.  “This is why I don’t let myself fall in love.” 

24. “You are my regret.” 

25. “You have to make a choice.” 

26. “Put the knife down.” 

27. “Jokes on them.” 

28. “The way you flirt is shameless.” 

29. “With all due respect, I’m going to ignore everything you just said.” 

30. “It’s me! It’s me baby! Calm down.” 

31.  “Have you lost your damn mind?” 

32.  “Hey, I am here with you. Okay? Always.”

33. “Hold me back.” 

34.  “You aren’t a bad guy.” 

35. “You know we are meant to be.” 

36. “Mine.”

37. “Seriously, you are a manchild.”

38.  “I get it alright! I fucked up!” 

39. “She’s dead! I killed her!” 

40. “You smell nice.”

41.  “I think I am pregnant.”/ “I am pregnant, not helpless. Stop worrying so much.” 

42. “So what if I am jealous? Its not gonna change anything.” 

43. “You owe me.”

44. “Be careful.” “I always am.” 

45. “Take my jacket, it's cold outside.” 

46. “I am not some toy  you can play with.” 

47. “Just play long. Please.’

48.  “I did something terrible.’ 

49. “Don’t hurt the hair on their head.’ 

50. “I got your back.” 

51. "I told you not to get too close to me."

52. "How long?' "Since the beginning."

53. "Touch her and you're dead."

54. "Baby, we are the law."

55. "Baby, don't make me spell it out. You know I want you."

56. "I will always choose you."

57. "What happened? I told you to stay by my side!"

58. "Don't you dare!"

59. "Well what can I say? I am a badass."

60. "Excuse me, I have to go and make a scene."

61. "Before this happens, I need you to know that I have always loved you." 1

62. "No panties, baby girl?" 1

63. "Well you are coming home with me whether you like it or not."

64. "That looks hard. Let's switch."

65. "Saddle up doll."

66. "Like what you see?"

67. "Don't pretend to be innocent."

68. "You're mine. And I don't share."

69. "Welcome back, now fucking help me."

70. "Don't be an asshole, asshole."